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United States 2–1 Turkey

Saturday 29 May 2010 · Philadelphia, United States

United States2–1Turkey

Goals3

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Turan Altidore Dempsey

27′0–1Arda Turan Turkey
59′1–1Jozy Altidore United States
75′2–1Clint Dempsey United States

Line-ups

Starters, then substitutes who came on. ● a goal; yellow and red marks are cards; ↑ on, ↓ off.

United States

1Tim HowardGK
2Jonathan SpectorDF ↓46′
3Carlos BocanegraDF ↓74′
15Jay DeMeritDF
21Clarence Edgar GoodsonDF ↓46′
4Michael BradleyMF
8Clint DempseyMF●
13Ricardo ClarkMF ↓46′
16Benny FeilhaberMF ↓46′
10Landon DonovanFW
17Jozy AltidoreFW● ↓80′

Came on

5Oguchi OnyewuDF↑46′
6Steve CherundoloDF↑46′
26José TorresMF↑46′
27Robbie FindleyFW↑46′
12Jonathan BornsteinDF↑74′
22Stuart HoldenMF↑80′

Turkey

Came on

15Mehmet TopalMF↑53′
16Sercan YildirimFW↑59′
9Semih SenturkFW↑73′
8Kahveci NihatFW↑78′
28Ozan IpekMF↑90′

Elo

World Football Elo before kick-off, and what the result did to it.

United States: 1817 → 1825
Turkey: 1832 → 1824

Expected score for United States: 62% (a draw counts half), home advantage included. An upset — the lower-rated side won. The lead changed hands 1 time. The winners came from behind.

Head to head

Meeting 3 of 6, 1991–2026.

United States wins: 2
Draws: 1
Turkey wins: 3

Form either side

United States

Before

1–3 v Denmark 18 Nov 2009 · Friendly
1–3 v Honduras 23 Jan 2010 · Friendly
2–1 v El Salvador 24 Feb 2010 · Friendly
1–2 v Netherlands 3 Mar 2010 · Friendly
2–4 v Czech Republic 25 May 2010 · Friendly

After

3–1 v Australia 5 Jun 2010 · Friendly
1–1 v England 12 Jun 2010 · FIFA World Cup 2010
2–2 v Slovenia 18 Jun 2010 · FIFA World Cup 2010
1–0 v Algeria 23 Jun 2010 · FIFA World Cup 2010
1–2 v Ghana 26 Jun 2010 · FIFA World Cup 2010

Turkey

Before

0–2 v Belgium 10 Oct 2009 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2009
2–0 v Armenia 14 Oct 2009 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2009
2–0 v Honduras 3 Mar 2010 · Friendly
2–1 v Czech Republic 22 May 2010 · Friendly
2–0 v Northern Ireland 26 May 2010 · Friendly

After

2–0 v Romania 11 Aug 2010 · Friendly
3–0 v Kazakhstan 3 Sep 2010 · UEFA Euro qualification 2010
3–2 v Belgium 7 Sep 2010 · UEFA Euro qualification 2010
0–3 v Germany 8 Oct 2010 · UEFA Euro qualification 2010
0–1 v Azerbaijan 12 Oct 2010 · UEFA Euro qualification 2010

Every United States v Turkey match6

From United States's side.


25 Jun 2026	Turkey	2–3	Home	FIFA World Cup 2026	Group stage
7 Jun 2025	Turkey	1–2	Home	Friendly	—
1 Jun 2014	Turkey	2–1	Home	Friendly	—
29 May 2010	Turkey	2–1	Home	Friendly	—
19 Jun 2003	Turkey	1–2	Neutral	Confederations Cup 2003	Group stage
4 Sep 1991	Turkey	1–1	Away	Friendly	—

Score: openfootball · Scorers: ESPN · Line-ups: ESPN · Cards: ESPN